-juar

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Greenlandic

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Suffix

-juar (v-v?, additive?, assimilates as Cj→tt, rj→rt?)

  1. constantly, all the time
  2. Denotes maintained action.
    pisuppoq (walks) -> pisuttuarpoq (strolls)
    oqaluppoq (says) -> oqaluttuarpoq (tells)
    • 1992 August 21, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit, page 11:
      Qanittukkut aviisini eqqartorneqarpoq qallunaap usuni kipisimagaa nuliama itigartitsiuarnera naalliuutigingaaramiuk.
      Recently, there was a story in the papers about a Dane who cut off his penis because he was very pained by his wife's persistent rejections.

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